THE SECRET PLACE THE SECRET PRICE (III)

WHAT STRANGE THING DO THESE PICTURES SHOW? WHERE DID I TAKE THESE PICTURES? WHY DO BARGES USE THIS MECHANISM? "THREE QUESTIONS IN ONE"...
HERE YOU HAVE MY FIRST CLUE BUT WITH A MISSING IMPORTANT KEY WORD

"This is the only ____________ boat transporter in the world. It has two arms and each arm forms a kind of huge tub filled with water. Boats enter the tub, then the tub locks up and the huge arm starts ___________. "

GO FOR THE THIRD "EXTRA POINT"!!!!

HELLO! HERE I AM AND I HAVE TO CONGRATULATE AIDA, THE FIRST 1ST ESO BILINGUAL STUDENT GIVING THE RIGHT ANSWER AND IN 2ND ESO ANA, MARTIN AND SARA P. WELL DONE!! AND LET SOME MORE STUDENTS FIND OUT THE ANSWER

THE SECRET PLACE, THE SECRET PRIZE (II)

THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE ACCESS TO A SMALL VILLAGE WITH A VERY SMALL NAME AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL.YOU HAVE TO GUESS WHERE THAT PLACE IS.
HERE YOU HAVE MY FIRST CLUE:
THE NAME THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL OCCUPIES THE OPOSSITE PLACE IN THE RANKING OF THE LARGEST NAMES OF VILLAGES OR CITIES IN THE WORLD
GOOD LUCK!
HI AGAIN!! I AM REALLY GLAD TO KNOW THAT MY STUDENTS DIDN´T NEED ANY MORE HELP OR CLUE TO GUESS ABOUT THIS SECRET PLACE...YOU ARE REALLY SHARP!! WELL DONE AIDA, KOBUK, AYSHA, EREA, CESAR AND RAQUEL, 1ST ESO BILINGUAL STUDENTS AND ALEXIS, MARTIN, SARA P, MARÍA AND ANA IN 2ND ESO.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
AND LET´S GO WITH THE SECRET PLACE, THE SECRET PRIZE (III)

"THE SECRET PLACE THE SECRET PRIZE"

HERE I WAS AND HERE I WILL BE PROBABLY IN A FEW MONTHS. YOU WILL HAVE TO DISCOVER THE SECRET PLACE WHERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEFT HOME LOOKING FOR NEW CHANCES OF WORK AND AN "OPEN WINDOW" FOR A NEW BETTER LIFE....
I WILL HELP YOU WITH CLUES AND TODAY I WILL TELL YOU THE FIRST ONE... "OF YOU GO!!!!!!"

NOW A DAYS THE COUNTRY WHERE IT IS LOCATED HAS LESS POPULATION THAN IN THE XIX CENTURY!!
DO YOU NEED MORE? WAIT TILL TOMORROW THEN.

HI AGAIN AND HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE´S DAY!!
TODAY´S CLUE TO DISCOVER THE SECRET PLACE IS THE NEXT ONE:

IN THE YEAR 1849 THE CITY RECEIVED THE VISIT OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND TO HONOR THAT IMPORTANT PERSON, THE CITY WAS NAMED QUEENSTOWN... BUT QUEENSTOWN WAS THE NAME FOR SOME DECADES BEFORE REVERTING TO ITS OLD NAME IN 1922.

DO YOU NEED MORE CLUES? WAIT TILL TOMORROW...
OK, I ADD ONE MORE PICTURE (BEUTIFUL VIEW OF THIS CITY)

HERE I AM AGAIN! TODAY IT´S WEDNESDAY AND MY STUDENTS ARE QUITE FAR FROM THE RIGHT ANSWER...SO HERE YOU HAVE ANOTHER CLUE!!

IN THIS CITY 123 PASSENGERS BOARDED ONE MAGNIFICENT VESSEL IN A BID TO JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD.THAT VESSEL WOULD NEVER GO BACK...


HOW ARE YOU DOING??? IT IS THURSDAY AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO GET AN ANSWER TO THIS GAME! I HAVE TO THANK MY STUDENTS THE PARTICIPATION ESPECIALLY TO AIDA AND KOBUK STUDENTS OF 1º ESO, BILINGÜAL GROUP, BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE RIGHT ANSWER; PROBABLY TOMORROW THEY WILL BE THE WINNERS, BUT WHO KNOWS? I ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE SEARCHING SURFING THE NET....TO GET IT!!
TODAY´S CLUE IS THE NEXT: THIS CITY IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE LAST PORT TITANIC CALL AT ON APRIL 11th, 1912.

AT LAST!! WE HAVE SOME WINNERS THEY ARE 1ST AND 2ND ESO BILINGÜAL STUDENTS. THEIR NAMES ARE....OSCAR,AYSHA,ADRIAN,CESAR 1ST ESO STUDENTS AND ANA AND SARA P. 2ND ESO STUDENTS!! SO YOU HAVE THE EXTRA POINT TO GET THE FINAL PRIZE.

ARE YOU READY TO CONTINUE PLAYING? LET´S GO TO ANOTHER GAME!!!!

THE WEATHER SONG

THIS SONG WAS THE MOST VOTED SONG BY MY 1ST ESO BILINGUAL STUDENTS....ENJOY THE SONG AGAIN!!

"GEOCAT ACTIVITIES"

HERE WE GO!
TOMORROW MONDAY I WILL INTRODUCE MY STUDENTS IN 1ST LEVEL OF E.S.O. THIS BLOG AND I AM GOING TO REMIND OTHER STUDENTS THE EXISTENCE OF IT... AND, EVEN, I AM GOING TO DARE TO ASK FOR "EXTRA ACTIVITIES" FROM HERE TO THEM AS HOMEWORK.OF COURSE, THIS ACTIVITIES WILL BE FOR VOLUNTEER "VICTIMS" WITH "EXTRA POINTS" IF THEY DO THE TASK I AM ASKING FOR. I HAVE 24 HOURS TO THINK OF SOME ACTIVITIES TO LEARN AND ENJOY.
SO, COMING SOON..."GEOCAT´S HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES"